Billy Hatcher
William Augustus Hatcher
Born: October 4, 1960
Williams, AZ USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 175
College: Yavapai College
Career: 1984-1995
Draft: Round 30 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
Draft: Round 2 (1980 January Secondary Draft, Houston Astros)
Draft: Round 6 (1981 January Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Wiliams HS (AZ)
Yavapai College
Minor League Statistics
Billy Hatcher compiled a career batting average of .264 with 54 home runs and 399 RBI in his 1233-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and Texas Rangers. He began playing during the 1984 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
 Chicago Cubs |
 Houston Astros |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Texas Rangers |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 53 | 178 | 163 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | .245 | .290 | .368 | .658 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | 127 | 453 | 419 | 55 | 108 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 38 | 14 | 22 | 52 | .258 | .302 | .356 | .658 | 149 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | 141 | 627 | 564 | 96 | 167 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 63 | 53 | 9 | 42 | 70 | .296 | .352 | .415 | .767 | 234 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | 145 | 591 | 530 | 79 | 142 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 13 | 37 | 56 | .268 | .321 | .370 | .691 | 196 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 1989 | NL | Houston Astros | 108 | 433 | 395 | 49 | 90 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 30 | 53 | .228 | .281 | .304 | .585 | 120 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 27 | 87 | 86 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | .244 | .253 | .326 | .578 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 139 | 545 | 504 | 68 | 139 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 33 | 42 | .276 | .327 | .381 | .708 | 192 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 138 | 482 | 442 | 45 | 116 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 55 | .262 | .312 | .360 | .671 | 159 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 102 | 94 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .287 | .314 | .383 | .697 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 75 | 342 | 315 | 37 | 75 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 41 | .238 | .283 | .311 | .594 | 98 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 136 | 562 | 508 | 71 | 146 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 46 | .287 | .336 | .400 | .735 | 203 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 1994 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 44 | 181 | 164 | 24 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | .244 | .292 | .329 | .621 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 146 | 134 | 15 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | .246 | .271 | .343 | .614 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Texas Rangers | 6 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .083 | .154 | .167 | .321 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1233 | 4752 | 4339 | 586 | 1146 | 210 | 30 | 54 | 399 | 218 | 87 | 267 | 476 | .264 | .312 | .364 | .676 | 1578 | 76 | 55 | 53 | 38 | 23 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 4 | 1 | 16.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | .750 |
| 1985 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 44 | 37 | 341.0 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 2.085 | 1.795 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 121 | 101 | 924.7 | 226 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .983 | 2.268 | 1.926 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 140 | 139 | 1195.3 | 276 | 16 | 4 | 6 | .986 | 2.199 | 2.086 |
| 1988 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 142 | 133 | 1213.7 | 280 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 2.128 | 2.021 |
| 1989 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 104 | 93 | 857.0 | 223 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .991 | 2.352 | 2.154 |
| 1989 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 20 | 19 | 160.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.519 | 1.350 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 131 | 119 | 1080.7 | 308 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .997 | 2.648 | 2.427 |
| 1991 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 121 | 105 | 948.0 | 248 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .981 | 2.392 | 2.083 |
| 1992 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 75 | 74 | 652.3 | 145 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .968 | 2.069 | 2.000 |
| 1992 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 23 | 20 | 156.0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 1.673 | 1.261 |
| 1993 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 130 | 126 | 1105.3 | 284 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 2.361 | 2.231 |
| 1993 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1994 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 43 | 41 | 364.3 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .968 | 2.223 | 2.093 |
| 1994 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 40 | 30 | 275.7 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.351 | 1.800 |
| 1995 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 5 | 4 | 33.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.727 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 1145 | 1042 | 9327.0 | 2289 | 67 | 33 | 14 | .986 | 2.273 | 2.058 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 6 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .280 | .357 | .400 | .757 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .600 | .933 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 4 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 1.250 | 2.050 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 14 | 61 | 52 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .404 | .466 | .654 | 1.119 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | CF | 6 | 6 | 62.7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1.580 | 1.833 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | CF | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.500 |
| 1990 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | CF | 4 | 4 | 29.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.414 | 2.750 |
| Totals | 14 | 14 | 127.7 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 1.974 | 2.000 |
Awards
1990 - NL Babe Ruth Award OF
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